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Police shoot dead knife attacker at Marseille train station – media French soldiers shoot dead knife attacker who, shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, killed 2 in Marseille
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A man was shot dead in Marseille after attacking people with a knife, French media report, citing the prosecutor’s office. One other person was reportedly killed. Two people have been killed during a knife attack at a Marseille train station, according to police. The assailant, who was reportedly shouting ‘Allahu Akbar,’ was shot dead by an army patrol at the scene.
The incident took place at the Saint-Charles train station in Marseille on Sunday.The incident took place at the Saint-Charles train station in Marseille on Sunday.
The French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said on Twitter that he immediately went to the scene of the attack.The French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said on Twitter that he immediately went to the scene of the attack.
The attacker was allegedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” during the incident, French media report citing police sources.
The incident is being treated as a “terrorist act,” Reuters reports, citing a police source.
At least one person was killed by the assailant, who was subsequently shot dead by police.
The second person, stabbed during the incident has died, according to the police chief Olivier de Mazières.
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